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TI-2026-25831 Aliases CVE-2026-33434

Wazuh: Rate Limit Bypass via /events Endpoint

Priority LOW 31CWE-799Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. In versions 4.6.0 and above, prior to 4.14.5, a logic error in CheckRateLimitsMiddleware.dispatch() causes the /events endpoint rate check to unconditionally overwrite the general rate limit result. When the global max_request_per_minute is exceeded, requests to /events still succeed if the events-specific counter (hardcoded 30/min) has not been reached. This allows event injection into analysisd beyond the admin-configured global rate limit. This issue has been fixed in version 4.14.5.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed wazuh (wazuh): 4.14.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Wazuhwazuh4.6.0 to before 4.14.54.14.5Patch availableCNA
  • wazuh VendorWazuh Affected 4.6.0 to before 4.14.5 Fixed in 4.14.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0 to before 4.14.5VulnerableWazuh
  • cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 to before 4.14.5 Vulnerable ·Wazuh

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA wazuh (wazuh) Fixed in 4.14.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33434

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2025-17783 Remote code execution in Wazuh server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-23722 Path traversal in wazuh CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-01157 Remote code execution and local privilege escalation in Wazuh Windows agent via NetNTLMv2 hash theft CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
  • TI-2026-22556 Wazuh: Pre-auth stack-based buffer overflow in wazuh-remoted print_hex_string() due to signed char promotion on x86_64 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-35598 Wazuh: cluster peer can read arbitrary master files and forge offline REST API… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-35467 Wazuh: merged-file header path traversal in cluster sync allows arbitrary file write under WAZUH_PATH in Wazuh manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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